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Blues History: This Week In The Blues

Blues History: This Week In The Blues

By: Big Train and the Loco Motives
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HEY BLUES FANS - In this podcast, we cover the highlights in blues history, one week at a time.

Want to know more about the household names like Muddy Waters and Bonnie Raitt? We cover them.

Want to know more about Charley Patton, Roosevelt Sykes, and Robert Johnson? We cover them too!

Basically, anything you want to know about the blues and blues history, one week at a time.

Want to know more? Then follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues

Or visit out website: https://bigtrainblues.com

Want to watch it instead of listen to it? Then head to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues

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Episodes
  • This Week In The Blues: February 01 - February 07, 2026
    Feb 1 2026

    HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of February 01 - February 07, 2026.

    Some of the highlights include Louisiana slide guitar master Sonny Landreth, Portland-based blues, soul, and blues-rock singer and harmonica player Curtis Salgado, and Chicago-born percussionist Jerome Green.

    Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:
    https://bigtrainblues.com
    https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues

    Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues

    Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:

    Sonny Landreth "Zydeco Shuffle" - https://youtu.be/2pdpJuX1gDE?si=ktev21pqfmpzuVEE12:31 PM 2/1/2026

    Curtis Salgado - "The Longer That I Live" (Official Video) - https://youtu.be/ikRzUBWoUIY?si=AwzsdCTT3-f56b_F

    Join me every weekday from 12:15pm-12:45pm CT to watch a live stream on Facebook of the longest running blues radio show program. https://www.facebook.com/DeltaCulturalCenter

    We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!

    #blues #BluesMusic #BluesSongs #BigTrainBlues #BluesHistory #ChicagoBlues #Chicago #Delta #DeltaBlues #Mississippi #MississippiDelta #ThisWeekInTheBlues #Clarksdale @visit_clarksdale @VisitClarksdale @DeltaCulturalCenter @TheBluesFoundation

    ARE YOU A FAN OF BLUES HISTORY? US TOO!

    If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:

    https://bigtrainblues.com

    https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues

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    7 mins
  • This Week In The Blues: January 25 – January 31, 2026
    Jan 25 2026

    HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 25 – January 31, 2026.

    Some of the highlights include the “King of the Slide Guitar" Elmore James, blues guitarist Jonny Lang, and my favorite Clarksdale resident blues harp legend Charlie Musselwhite .

    Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:
    https://bigtrainblues.com
    https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues

    Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues

    Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:

    Elmore James - "Dust My Broom" - https://youtu.be/5jcGY7NbaQw?si=yq7Hu0JznS2hohfF

    Charlie Musselwhite Live - "Full Set - New Orleans 2022" - https://youtu.be/QSNyn2TIFaU?si=blOgkBUxCYrBz1am

    Join me every weekday from 12:15pm-12:45pm CT to watch a live stream on Facebook of the longest running blues radio show program. https://www.facebook.com/DeltaCulturalCenter

    We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!

    ARE YOU A FAN OF BLUES HISTORY? US TOO!

    If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:

    https://bigtrainblues.com

    https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues

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    7 mins
  • This Week In The Blues: January 18 – January 24, 2026
    Jan 18 2026

    HEY BLUES FANS - Here's the latest episode of "This Week In The Blues" for the week of January 18 – January 24, 2026.

    Some of the highlights include Chicago blues piano player Henry Gray, blues vocalist, harmonica player, and drummer Willie “Big Eyes" Smith, and the day Muddy Waters recorded his classic song "Long Distance Call" .

    Keep in mind that there's so much more that happened this week in the blues. If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:
    https://bigtrainblues.com
    https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues

    Photo credits (if known) and past episodes are posted on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/@BigTrainBlues

    Here are links to a few of the artists or songs we've referenced in this week's episode:

    Willie "Big Eyes" Smith & Blues Special With Luciano Boca - https://youtu.be/7qEZCw7J2Ds?si=C-Yql1ZpaWYlJOSE

    Muddy Waters - "Long Distance Calls (Live)" - https://youtu.be/OD9fRI_SgAg?si=ILlcqS4qv1BudXrW

    Join me every weekday from 12:15pm-12:45pm CT to watch a live stream on Facebook of the longest running blues radio show program. https://www.facebook.com/DeltaCulturalCenter

    We’ll have a new episode next week – we’ll see you then!

    ARE YOU A FAN OF BLUES HISTORY? US TOO!

    If you want to know more about these artists or other things that happened this week in the blues, be sure to visit our website or follow our Facebook page:

    https://bigtrainblues.com

    https://www.facebook.com/BigTrainBlues

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    6 mins
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